Polestar launched the 2 with Volvo bones and Google’s Android Automotive software — and its early defect file reflects both. The best-known campaign was a recall for sudden loss of propulsion on early Polestar 2 builds, addressed with battery-management software; other campaigns and bulletins have covered inverters, charging faults, and software errors, while owner complaints center on infotainment bugs, phantom warnings, and 12-volt battery failures that strand an otherwise healthy EV. The full record is on our Polestar problems and recalls hub.
Like every EV startup-adjacent brand, Polestar leans on over-the-air fixes. An OTA update aimed at a defect you reported still counts as a repair attempt, and a car waiting on a service appointment at a sparse retailer network accrues days out of service the statutes count.
Polestar’s warranty is four years or 50,000 miles with eight years or 100,000 miles on the battery. Save the app records, service tickets, and update notes — software cases are won on timelines.
If your Polestar has been in the shop repeatedly for the same warranty problem, or has spent weeks out of service, you may have a lemon law claim. Get a free case review — it costs nothing unless we recover for you.